s has been a source of pride to the British(p.90, Snowden). Americans would say, no dogs allowed whereas the British would say, we regret that in the interests of hygiene dogs are not allowed on the premises. For years it has been the parents job to punish children into submission to rid them of their badness. Look at Britains harsh boarding schools in comparison to the United States public schools. It has also been said that the British are wonderful sportsmen because they do not mind losing. I am sure they do a great deal, they just do not throw tantrums or punches like Americans do. That in itself is a stereotype. Americans take glory in winning and are poor losers, whereas the English are good losers and are modest when they win. Yet another common stereotype give to the British is that they are a frigid, sexless, and unexciting people. This is far from the truth however according to a study done in 1998 by the Alan Guttmacher Institute in New York of 53 countries in the world. It showed that Britain had the largest population of un-wed women under age nineteen that are sexually active. It has been conceived over the years as George Mikes says, Continental people have sex lives. The English have hot water bottles. The results of the study stem from the enormous youth culture alive in Britain that most people do not think of when they picture Great Britain. Americans still believe that the British are stuck in the Victorian Age simply because the English are very apt at hiding their emotions behind a stiff upper lip. Why are the British, especially the English considered unable to show their emotions? I believe it goes back once again to World War II. It was a reaction to tough times and defeat, a way for the nation not to panic when things went wrong. the capacity to turn a calm and confident face to even the most hazardous circumstances, was clearly something the British cultivated and were proud of during the da...
